Taxi drivers feeling effects of travel advisory fall-out union says union president

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Taxi drivers are experiencing a decline in their business, which they attribute to fallout from travel advisories warning tourists about crime in The Bahamas, according to Taxicab Union President Wesley Ferguson. "It's hurting the tourism industry and could cause serious damage if this situation persists. The crime situation must be brought under [...]

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Unions

Dear Editor,

What mystifies me is the degree to which unions overlap with government.
Which areas do unions cover which the government of the day does
not? I watch closely to see. I am impatient with and intolerant though
of redundancy. I also find problematic, the agencies which unions are,
implying, suggesting or stating outright that the elected government is
the enemy.

The suggestion usu...

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New union to be certified soon, says TUC chief

BY KEVA LIGHTBOURNE

Guardian Senior Reporter

kdl@nasguard.com

The Bahamas Customs and Immigration Officers Allied Workers Union is set to receive its recognition certificate in a matter of days, Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson said yesterday.

But The Nassau Guardian understands that the matter of the formation of the new union is still before the Office of the Attorney General for...

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Hotel Union Leader: We're Happy for Now

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Months after protesting at the foot of the Sidney Poitier Bridge, President of the Bahamas Hotel Catering Allied Workers Union Darrin Woods says tensions have simmered.

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New industrial agreement signed between the Airport Authority and Public Managers Union, 55 employees to benefit

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Airport Authority and the Public Managers Union (PMU) signed a long awaited industrial agreement at  Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Thursday morning. PMU President Leslie Munnings said he is joyous about the historic occasion; he highlighted that the first-time industrial agreement signing will play a role in laying the foundation [...]

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Hotel union executives pay a courtesy call on the Governor General

Darrin Woods, president (centre left), and executives of The Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union called upon Governor General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Cynthia Pratt (centre) at the Office of The Governor General on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

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Atlantis ends impasse with union?

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Fernander 'very disappointed' with union chief's description of recent police search

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is "very disappointed" with Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) president Kyle Wilson's description of a recent police search of his properties.

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COP: Union Leader's Home Was Never Searched

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Days after Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Kyle Wilson claimed police searched his home without reason, the police chief is looking to set the record straight.

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Taxi Cab Union President: Any Increase is a Good Increase

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -
Taxi drivers are breathing a sigh of relief after Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis revealed that they are set to receive an increase of 10% on taxi fares, the first in over six years.

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